Posted on 08/14/2014 9:43:41 AM PDT by marshmallow
In an emotionally charged meeting Wednesday, parishioners of Holy Family Catholic Church in northwest suburban Inverness voiced opinions over the firing of their longtime music director, who lost his job after announcing his engagement to his male partner on social media.
Many of the roughly 700 people who attended appeared to support Colin Collette, who received a standing ovation when he entered the sanctuary.
Members of the media were not allowed to attend, but parishioners described the scene afterward.
Collette was terminated from the job he held for 17 years in late July, after being told that his same-sex relationship violates the tenets of the Catholic Church, he said. Collette has said that church leaders knew he was gay long before he posted the announcement of his wedding plans on Facebook.
Kevin Keane of Bartlett, one of dozens of people addressing a panel that included representatives of the Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, quit his position as cantor in protest of Collette's firing.
“He has given his entire life to the church,” Keane said, repeating a portion of his speech. “That leads me to the conclusion if he's not fit to serve, then I am not fit to serve.”
Others derided the church and called for change.
But some supported the church's decision, such as Frank Girjatowicz of Hoffman Estates.
“I am not against homosexuals,” he said. “But their style of life, according to human nature, is not acceptable.”
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Did he sleep with Obama?
“He has given his entire life to the church,”
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That is an OBVIOUSLY incorrect statement.
You probably are not fit to serve, Keane.
Holy Family Church has been known for its nontraditional, contemporary style of celebrating Mass.
Another Father Pfleger type allowing CINOs to run wild, until this time the diocese put the kibosh on it.
Doesn’t sound like he has given his entire life to the Church when a significant portion of that life, and a portion which he is publically willing to commit for the future, contradicts what the Church asks people to strive for.
“He has given his entire life to the church,”
Except that part about homosexuality. He kept doing that knowing full well that homosexuality is a sin. He is no more fit to serve than a thief, a liar, a wife beater, or a pederast.
“He has given his entire life to the church,”
Except that part about homosexuality. He kept doing that knowing full well that homosexuality is a sin. He is no more fit to serve than a UNREPENTANT thief, a liar, a wife beater, or a pederast.
Aren’t church music directors supposed to be gay?
That's yer problem right there < /Adam Savage voice >
“Collette has said that church leaders knew he was gay long before he posted the announcement of his wedding plans on Facebook.”
That’s irrelevant. His church doesn’t prohibit people from being gay and being a part of the church. The issue is that he is openly flouting the doctrines of his church, and displaying his rejection of them for all to see.
Basically, the church didn’t fire him, he fired himself.
**“I am not against homosexuals,” he said. “But their style of life, according to human nature, is not acceptable.”**
BTTT for that comment.
Absolutely right. He’s not fit to serve.
A Gay Church Musical Director? I'm shocked....just shocked.
The Church hierarchy have dismally failed the people. It should not even be a question as to whether or not a sexually active homosexual is fit to serve a parish at any level. Let alone one who has publicly announced his decision to flaunt Church law by ‘marrying’ his gay lover.
Perhaps a lesson on the Bible ought to be given to these attendees.
maybe you aren’t fit to serve, kevin. do you ever read the bible about how God feels about sin? unrepentant people? people who only listen to those that say things they want to hear?
i’m a sinner. i don’t kid myself about my sin, or the sins i particularly am drawn to.
When Churches go Cult.
excellent point.
the same could be said for pedophile priests.
Biblical morality ain’t determined by majority vote. God’s vote overrules all opinion to the contrary.
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